Welcome to Strong Woman Radio, a sanctuary free of testosterone (except for a few special guests), where ladies who like to lift heavy things can chitchat about the struggles and success that comes with being a woman in a male dominated sport. We welcome listeners of all sports, be it strongman, Crossfit, olympic lifting or more; but be warned we don't like running very much unless we are carrying or dragging something heavy while we do it.

DON'T FORGET TO download, subscribe to and listen to the previous episodes! And as you get familiar with the show, leave those reviews and ratings in iTunes, and send us your questions and comments via the comment form, which can be found here.

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Episode 53: Stacy's Feelin' Good

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Stacy finally had her MRI! She has an L4 and L5 herniated discs, one of which is compressing one of her nerves down her right leg.

The problem has been that Stacy hasn't been in as much pain as other people, so doctors may not have been as convinced of the seriousness of her condition at the time.

But when she went to get the treatment that morning, she was feeling almost completely better, so she declined the procedure.

She's started taking supplements and feels much better and hopes to not ever need surgery.

The injury has fundamentally changed who she is since she hasn't been able to lift. And even if she recovers completely, she worries if she'll ever feel that lifting is safe. (There's lots of people who have, however)

Ironically, she didn't injure herself doing Strongman at all, but doing MAS wrestling and at a garden clean up.

Stacy is definitely off to do some yoga and aerial and inversions to try to help her back!

Listen to the last Paleo View for more details on her injury and her associate depression.

Pokemon Go! (14:14)

Viv is way into Pokemon Go!

It's a perfect way to encourage people to walk and get some exercise. (Secretly, Stacy is actually now into Pokemon since our recording)

Stacy prefers swimming.

Vivian talks about running these days to regain some athleticism that has gone into lifting.

While Stacy doesn't love running, she does love to do burpees to get that same exhausted feeling

Viv's trainer Jason ended up in his first real competition and won every event.

Women seem to love strongman as soon as they realize they can do the events, especially stones.

Welcome to Strong Woman Radio, a sanctuary free of testosterone (except for a few special guests), where ladies who like to lift heavy things can chitchat about the struggles and success that comes with being a woman in a male dominated sport. We welcome listeners of all sports, be it strongman, Crossfit, olympic lifting or more; but be warned we don't like running very much unless we are carrying or dragging something heavy while we do it.

DON'T FORGET TO download, subscribe to and listen to the previous episodes! And as you get familiar with the show, leave those reviews and ratings in iTunes, and send us your questions and comments via the comment form, which can be found here.

Enjoy the show and lift on ladies!

Episode 52, Vivian's USS Nationals Recap

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Vivian survived her whole trip traveling from home to Louisville and back all by herself with no backup at all!

When Stacy competes, she brings a giant entourage of support, so going alone seems so daunting

Vivian was staying at the same hotel as the people attending the Muhammed Ali funeral, too!

Vivian's friend Glenda was selling Lularoe at the show as well.

The hardest part for Stacy was that there was no feed on Instagram or Facebook so no one could follow along!

Vivian did exactly what she planned on doing in each event.

She finished second in the show!

The winner was much, much bigger than Vivian, but that's how super heavyweight (200+) goes. Most women in the class are going to be taller and weigh more than Vivian. See the comparison here.

Samantha Coleman, the winner, is a world record holding powerlifter. She's new to Strongman, so we look forward to seeing her at Worlds!

Vivian feels so much less stress now that she's no longer defending champion.

The hardest event for her was the fingal fingers, which she was unable to train on.

Overall, the event was a lot of "cardio" because of all the reps and all the moving events.

Huge event! 314 people competed overall!

Vivian was only 3 points from first, and now feels like last year wasn't a fluke.

Unfortunately, Sarah from Primal Bites was injured and couldn't make it to the show.

Welcome to Strong Woman Radio, a sanctuary free of testosterone (except for a few special guests), where ladies who like to lift heavy things can chitchat about the struggles and success that comes with being a woman in a male dominated sport. We welcome listeners of all sports, be it strongman, Crossfit, olympic lifting or more; but be warned we don't like running very much unless we are carrying or dragging something heavy while we do it.

DON'T FORGET TO download, subscribe to and listen to the previous episodes! And as you get familiar with the show, leave those reviews and ratings in iTunes, and send us your questions and comments via the comment form, which can be found here.

Enjoy the show and lift on ladies!

Episode 51, How to Train When You Don't Have an Implement

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Welcome back Stacy! She's back from vacation with her sisters and dad!

She visited her relatives on her dad's mom's side. And they're pig farmers! How interesting!